Low wages, forced and unpaid overtime, and a harmful work environment are among violations likely to be faced by garment workers in Poland and the Czech Republic, according to the latest in a series of investigations by labour rights campaigners.

Poland's leading oil refiner PKN Orlen has opened what it claims is Europe’s most advanced petrochemical complex, producing paraxylene and terephthalic acid (PX/PTA) which are used to make packaging and polyester fibres.